Take-up



June 29 1926. 1,590,701

c. A. SCHEAFFER El AL Y TAKE-UP Filed March 14, 1925 gwuentoz the gearPatented June-29,1926.

.f UNITED STATES cnaams a sonwrna WILLIAM 110K; BH EIPE, OF POTTSVILLE,

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' Application fled larch 14, met. Serial 11 035.465.

' This invention relates to an improved device knownv in the art as atakeup, the same having particularly reference to a device of thisclass, which is especially designed for ulsle in connection withcircular knitting ma- C mes. d

' The primary'feature is the provision of' the structure which isparticularly, but not necessarily, designed for use upon a'conventionalknittin machine of .the wellknown Nye' and redick type.

The inventionembodies, among other inventions, two outstanding features,in that the structure is such as to render the opera.-

" tion of the device substantially noiseless,- and such as to permit thetake-up rolls of the knitting machine to be removed or replaced withease and facility.

Other 'features'and advantages will, by

comparisonfbe brought out as the description'goes on.

In the accompanying drawing, formi' a part of this application, and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate. like parts throughout thesame:..

' Figure 1 is an elevational view, partly in section, showin a deviceconstructed in accordance with e present invention.

Figure 2is an endelevation of device,-

as seen in Figure 1. 1,.

Figure 3 isja' top plan view, "th portions removedr' l Figure 4 is anenlarged detail view of the rea y releasable retaining means for the Itake-up roll.'

Referring to the drawing of this detail, it will be seen that thereference character 1 designates what may be described as .a hanger,thesame being'provided, at its upper end, with a right angular portion,in-

cludingfa horizontal part .2 and' vertical art- 3, the'last named partconstituting a ushin in whicha shaft 4 is journaled for rotation. Thisshaft isprovided, on its up- Jper end with a gear 5, and on oppositesides 7 of this gear, the .part -3 is provided with oppositelyextending' notched lugs 6, for fastenirlig the device to an appropriatesuprt.' ere, it might be pointed outthat 5 is adapted'to mesh withsuitable glut shown). "On the lower '4. is a bevelled pinion'7,

drivin end 0 the she means meshing with a relatively largerbevelled.

gear-8, on a second shaft 9. The hanger is revid dw th integralextensions 10, providan-eveu and steady tension on the goods at ingbearings for the shaft 9. Secured to the shaft 9.for rotation therewithis a pulley 11 and a spacing sleeve 12-is interposed be-v tween thispulley and the adjacent bearing 10. A suitably shaped gear casing 13 isscrewed or otherwise detachably fastened to the hanger, and houses thegears 7 and 8, to eliminate noise.

' At its lower end and in one longitudinal side, the hanger 1 isprovided with a substantially shaped recess 14, cooperating with arecessed lock 15, in forming a sec.- tional bearing for the reducedjournal 16, carried by the take-up roll 17 As is more clearly shownin'Figu're 4, the bearin block 15 is detachably mounted upon the we 18of a ivoted latch 19. Also carried by this late is a finger loop 20,which is adapted to be-graspled, in swinging the latch to the position sown in Figure 4, to

ermit insertion of the journal 16. This I atch is held in closedposition, as shown in- Figures 1 and 2, by means of a removable fingerbolt 21 ta ped into a socket formed in the hanger. t is yet to bepointed out that a relatively large pulley 22 is fastened to the journal16 beneath the aforesaid pulley 11 and a eys. description that thedevice'is appropriate y mountupon a relatively stationary support, and

that the gear 5 is meshed with appropriate driving means and through themedium of the bevelled gearin and belt drive, the takeup roller, a part0 the knitting machine is set into rotation and driven in the usual way.The important feature of'the construction, as before stated, resides inthe novel means employed for facilitating application and removal of thetake-up roll 17 In connection with this device, attention is alsodirectedto: the fact that in addition to being adaptable for readyapplication to a conventional type of circular rivet knit ting mac e, itossesses suchfeatur'es as these: -F' it is practically noiseless, itdoes not jar or vibratethe machine, which jarring frequentl causes themachine to accidentally-cut ho es in the work. -Moreover,' there is lesswear and tear, which results in the reduction in; the purchase of partsand renders the upkee less expensive. Further, it serves toform etterrolls, and produces friggion drive'belt 23 is 1 trained over these pu Itis obvious from the foregoing all times; Furthermore, there are no partsto get'out of order, and this is an important advantage over thecommonly marketed devices utilized for this purpose; Then, too,

it can be installed in a very short time and requires no alteration ofthe existing parts of the machine, it being unnecessary, after thedevice is in place, to utilize a screw driver, or the like, in removingthe rolls.-

' invention claimed may resorted to, if desired.

We claim: I

1. In a take-up device of the class-described, a recessed hanger, apivoted latch carried by said hanger and disposed adjacent said recess,said latch being provided with a removable'block adapted to fit intosaid recess forming a bearing for the journal of a take-up roll, meansfor-retaining said latch in operative position, said hanger embodying anangular portion, shafts mounted upon said hanger, intermeshing gearscarried by the shafts, and a gear housing carried by said hanger.

2. In a take up device of the class described, a hanger havin an angularportion at its top and provide adjacent its lower end in one side with asubstantially V-shaped recess, the bottom of which constitutes a portionof a bearing, a channel shaped latch pivotally mounted upon the hanger,a substantially V-shaped block carried by the bight portion of the latchand swingable into said recess,'the apex portion ofsaid block beingnotched to form the remaining portion of said bearing, means forretaining said latch closed, and operating means carried by the latch topermit it to be swung to open position.

In testlmony whereof we aflix our signatures.

CHARLES A. SCHEAFFER. WILLIAM MoK. SHEIPE.

